Prunus × 'Snofozam' [sold as Snow Fountains®]
Snow Fountains Cherry

Also known as:  Prunus × 'White Fountain'
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Snow white flowers cover the cascading branches in early spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Outstanding red, orange, gold, and purple fall coloration)
 Fruit Notes:
Black (Sparsely produced, small black fruits (not edible))
 Ultimate Height:
6-12 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-12 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Average, moist, well-drained soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
The dark green leaves are alternate, simple, ovate, acuminate, doubly serrate, and up to 3.25" long.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Border 378
  • Specimen 612
  • Fall Color 219
  • Slow Growth Rate 266

    • Additional Information

    This cherry variant can be purchased naturally weeping or as a top graft. Both forms have long, pendulous branches that are covered in white flowers in the spring, giving the effect of a "snow fountain". The red, orange, gold, and purple fall color can be quite spectacular. Susceptible to borers.

    4 Prunus × 'Snofozam' [sold as Snow Fountains®] found

    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_7777*AMCUT
    22023_00479*ALYNN
    32023_00479*BLYNN
    42023_00479*CLYNN

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